The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-05

Booth and Barrett PLAY Uuaer ttooi-
less Theatre Ia Kansas CITY.


Fran, M 81 L0u.s Poe Ile1as9.
Those eminent uneediSus, hessrs h'oah
and barrett. nave had an expe1enre oi
wild Western wsys, and push I'D kansas
city which is unique and rhIca 1ueF n--
NOT soon forgot The company WIS booked
10 ouen ID Toe neR Naele- Grand Opera
E1ase las5 Monday The house Is RE pr -
er-tr ~ Col George "a Mar1eT 1le p1ei -
the kaw. and reAl estate ulllloualfe ~
started tq,0ulic d just sKtE-t"o aaFs De
fore The opening. sad his honor ana ihe
honor 81 al Kansas CITY Rere slasea oa
the fac: thar the bgll1iug. wlllc1 ia- or
should be- five stoves high wolla te COM
pleteG ia time
T'ne 0paalng t,ok place on Tuesday n2Eht
instead OF MoL4Ay. and fhe kilograms stft
fro-l kansas CltF ln8lcstel thai The open
ing wss grand 7sccess, The unly clra 81 i'a'E
beng the csolnes. % the aa3cQrluan. owing
70 defect IA the heating apparatus.
T. J Toomey. the Scenic artist who Is
painting the scenery. came down iron Kan
sas CIV Yesterday and tod M Levy %
tn Bo1ta-BArrttt company. al ap9ui T.
When Mr. lew left hs - Clty d week
ago the walls were not up and -ot 1iI %
plas.erlnE had toan done. J4r Col Na-1eT
was ssna gine. and declared that eve7 M,
would be al night Mr. Toouey ssys the
walls are stlA not Up and AessTs- Bo5-h a-id
Barrett have been PLAYING since TUESDAY
night without a root on the theatre. and
the fresh brea Is q the Kansas p-4lr-=s
have tovsd with the curls % Mr. Barrett
aud the long rinylets u Mr. Booth while
II waved the t1gas Of the slpers nd k-ssed
the fair shoulders Of the Kansas lily beau
ties who bTaved the elements IL fun dress
20 see the stingllishe actors
AT q O'Clock Tues iav evening the house
was full 81 scaiiplllug and the new-la.-i
plaster wss wet and dripping A force Of
- men nlsde the scaffulling DISAPPEAR HE
snow in the sun. ami Col Wander stood on
The edge Of the stage roof ana SUPER tended
the job. AT . clock the Scafo.ding was
down and the doors were thrown open The
scenery was al ready. but only one ser
could be used. and the entire play OF
"O;hello" was given with this one set The
actors wanted TO play in oyercoats and seal
skin sacks, but heavy wOO,esis were SuOstl-
tuted and the whole tragedy was gwen.
4 cOupl- Of big stoves were placed where
the boxes ought to be. and the audlencS
went ami warmed up between the nets
Warmed apartments we've provided FOL tie
stars Many Of the ladies had come out n
full dress and sat IN their wraps. The
Thermometer IN the house, owing 10 the cold
wave and dampneSs, was nearly down %
zero. Wednesday afternoon Julius C.esslr
was given with one scene. AMI another per
Torrance was given last night under ths
shining moon and the blinking stars
The proScsnium piece Is not 20 anu the TOP
Of the curtain and the flies are hid by
drapings Of blue tissue oil pa peT. The boxe,
are not in and the chairs in the parquet ans
dress circle are not in. temporary CHAIR
being used. There are Iour balc1nie-
altOgethe- There Is a temporary railia;
around one in place of the fro:t, but tbs
uppe galleries have no railing at al.
II is expected that the few feet of wal
VET incompleted will be put up and the roo
put on By tonight. but 80 far the week OF
traEedy II kanss CITY az the Nardrr i
without parallel iu Inc annals OF the moder,
stage Wedne day night in orier 70 81
contract for steam heat. Col. Warder hire,
a LOT OF threshing machines and attaches
the boiler-pipe TO the steam heating pipe
and pumped steam in the ioOfiess theatre
The tragedians had to play in the house
because there is a guarantes of $4,000 "a
the week Enough seats have been sold I
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